diff --git a/appmenu.h b/appmenu.h
--- a/appmenu.h
+++ b/appmenu.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 class QPoint;
 class OrgKdeKappmenuInterface;
 class QDBusObjectPath;
+class QDBusServiceWatcher;
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -48,19 +49,19 @@
 
     bool applicationMenuEnabled() const;
 
+    void setViewEnabled(bool enabled);
+
 signals:
     void applicationMenuEnabledChanged(bool enabled);
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
-    void slotReconfigured();
     void slotShowRequest(const QString &serviceName, const QDBusObjectPath &menuObjectPath, int actionId);
     void slotMenuShown(const QString &serviceName, const QDBusObjectPath &menuObjectPath);
     void slotMenuHidden(const QString &serviceName, const QDBusObjectPath &menuObjectPath);
 
 private:
-    void updateApplicationMenuEnabled();
-
     OrgKdeKappmenuInterface *m_appmenuInterface;
+    QDBusServiceWatcher *m_kappMenuWatcher;
 
     AbstractClient *findAbstractClientWithApplicationMenu(const QString &serviceName, const QDBusObjectPath &menuObjectPath);
 
diff --git a/appmenu.cpp b/appmenu.cpp
--- a/appmenu.cpp
+++ b/appmenu.cpp
@@ -25,50 +25,57 @@
 #include <appmenu_interface.h>
 
 #include <QDBusObjectPath>
+#include <QDBusServiceWatcher>
 
 using namespace KWin;
 
 KWIN_SINGLETON_FACTORY(ApplicationMenu)
 
+static const QString s_viewService(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kappmenuview"));
+
 ApplicationMenu::ApplicationMenu(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_appmenuInterface(new OrgKdeKappmenuInterface(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kappmenu"), QStringLiteral("/KAppMenu"), QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), this))
 {
     connect(m_appmenuInterface, &OrgKdeKappmenuInterface::showRequest, this, &ApplicationMenu::slotShowRequest);
     connect(m_appmenuInterface, &OrgKdeKappmenuInterface::menuShown, this, &ApplicationMenu::slotMenuShown);
     connect(m_appmenuInterface, &OrgKdeKappmenuInterface::menuHidden, this, &ApplicationMenu::slotMenuHidden);
-    connect(m_appmenuInterface, &OrgKdeKappmenuInterface::reconfigured, this, &ApplicationMenu::slotReconfigured);
-
-    updateApplicationMenuEnabled();
+    
+    m_kappMenuWatcher = new QDBusServiceWatcher(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kappmenu"), QDBusConnection::sessionBus(),
+            QDBusServiceWatcher::WatchForRegistration|QDBusServiceWatcher::WatchForUnregistration, this);
+
+    connect(m_kappMenuWatcher, &QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceRegistered,
+            this, [this] () {
+                m_applicationMenuEnabled = true;
+                emit applicationMenuEnabledChanged(true);
+            });
+    connect(m_kappMenuWatcher, &QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceUnregistered,
+            this, [this] () {
+                m_applicationMenuEnabled = false;
+                emit applicationMenuEnabledChanged(false);
+            });
+
+    m_applicationMenuEnabled = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->isServiceRegistered(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kappmenu"));
 }
 
 ApplicationMenu::~ApplicationMenu()
 {
     s_self = nullptr;
 }
 
-void ApplicationMenu::slotReconfigured()
-{
-    updateApplicationMenuEnabled();
-}
-
 bool ApplicationMenu::applicationMenuEnabled() const
 {
     return m_applicationMenuEnabled;
 }
 
-void ApplicationMenu::updateApplicationMenuEnabled()
+void ApplicationMenu::setViewEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
-    const bool old_enabled = m_applicationMenuEnabled;
-
-    KConfigGroup config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kdeglobals")), QStringLiteral("Appmenu Style"));
-    const QString &menuStyle = config.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Style"));
-
-    const bool enabled = (menuStyle == QLatin1String("Decoration"));
-
-    if (old_enabled != enabled) {
-        m_applicationMenuEnabled = enabled;
-        emit applicationMenuEnabledChanged(enabled);
+    if (enabled) {
+        QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->registerService(s_viewService,
+                    QDBusConnectionInterface::QueueService,
+                    QDBusConnectionInterface::DontAllowReplacement);
+    } else {
+        QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->unregisterService(s_viewService);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/decorations/settings.cpp b/decorations/settings.cpp
--- a/decorations/settings.cpp
+++ b/decorations/settings.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "composite.h"
 #include "virtualdesktops.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
+#include "appmenu.h"
 
 #include <config-kwin.h>
 
@@ -155,7 +156,6 @@
     KConfigGroup config = kwinApp()->config()->group(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kdecoration2"));
     const auto &left = readDecorationButtons(config, "ButtonsOnLeft", QVector<KDecoration2::DecorationButtonType >({
         KDecoration2::DecorationButtonType::Menu,
-        KDecoration2::DecorationButtonType::ApplicationMenu,
         KDecoration2::DecorationButtonType::OnAllDesktops
     }));
     if (left != m_leftButtons) {
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
         m_rightButtons = right;
         emit decorationSettings()->decorationButtonsRightChanged(m_rightButtons);
     }
+    ApplicationMenu::self()->setViewEnabled(left.contains(KDecoration2::DecorationButtonType::ApplicationMenu) || right.contains(KDecoration2::DecorationButtonType::ApplicationMenu));
     const bool close = config.readEntry("CloseOnDoubleClickOnMenu", false);
     if (close != m_closeDoubleClickMenu) {
         m_closeDoubleClickMenu = close;